IGF 2024 Village Booth #20 Consultative Committee on Information Technology of China Association for Science and Technology (CCIT/CAST)

Description

As the largest non-governmental organization of scientific and technological professionals in China, the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) represents the country's science and technology community. Through its 210 national member societies and local branches all over the country, CAST maintains close ties with millions of Chinese scientists, engineers and other professionals working in the fields of science and technology. In 2004, CAST was granted consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. According to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), CAST has established consultative committees and has been participating in UN activities which provide platforms to exchange insights, share China's practices, get involved in global scientific and technological governance, and contribute to the realization of the sustainable development goals. Established in April 2006, as the representative of information technology NGOs based in China, CAST UN Consultative Committee on Information Technology (CCIT) is committed to mobilizing various forces to kick off research on major international topics in the field of information technology, taking part in UN consultation activities related to information and communications technology (ICT) on behalf of CAST and providing opinions and insights. The secretariat of CCIT is located within the Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE). In this booth of IGF, CCIT plans to display the recent work: 1. Geographical Indications Environment & Sustainability Project (GIES): related SDG1 With the entry point of high-quality geographical product habitat protection and sustainable development, this project adopts a multi-party cooperation approach that integrates industry, education, research, government, public, and media, utilizing geographic information systems, satellite remote sensing, big data, and the Internet of Things to trace the origin of geographical products, build a platform for technological and economic integration, promote the implementation of rural revitalization strategies, and help achieve the sustainable development goals of the United Nations. 2. COVID-19 Knowledge & Data Hub: related SDG3 During the COVID-19, CCIT established the " COVID-19 Knowledge & Data Hub". This data hub is fully open to the whole world, and has collected more than 437000 scientific literatures and data on covid-19. More than 220000 computer IP user s from 97 countries around the world have accessed these data. This system utilizes digital technologies such as Big Data and Artificial Intelligence to serve epidemic prevention and control. 3. Activities participated in global ICT governance: related to SDG9 CCIT actively participates in global internet governance, digital society construction, sustainable development of emerging technologies, etc. CCIT mainly organizes or participate in activities through the platforms of Internet Governance Forum (IGF) for 18 consecutive years, the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and the UN World Data Forum (WDF) to take part in global ICT governance. 4. Our research in ICT CCIT has continuously tracked cutting-edge issues in the field of information technology and actively carries out research work on related topics. In recent years, we have published research reports and monographs such as "Global AI Development Report", "A Brief History of Robot", and "Digital Human: The Pioneer of the Metaverse, which will also be displayed in 19th IGF.